The Hon. Nalin Hewage
On behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Nalin Hewage provided details on the Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme, launched on 1 October 2017 to support students facing illness, accidents or disabilities and improve access to treatment and school attendance. He set out annual beneficiary numbers, identified the contracted insurers for each period, and noted that the scheme was not in operation from 2 December 2022 to 30 June 2024. He stated that the current scheme will run until 31 August 2027 and that the Government intends to continue the insurance mechanism in future years to benefit more schoolchildren.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I provide the following answers.
¶ 02 (a) (i) The Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme was launched on 2017.10.01.
¶ 03 (ii) The initial objectives were to strengthen health and education by providing insurance benefits for illnesses, accidents and disabilities occurring in and outside school; to increase school attendance by ensuring prompt access to health services during illness, accidents or disabilities; and to support access to necessary treatment in such situations.
¶ 04 (iii) Number of students who received benefits:
¶ 05 - 2017.10.01 - 2018.11.30: 40,978 - 2018.12.01 - 2019.11.30: 74,983 - 2019.12.01 - 2020.05.30: 28,431 - 2020.05.31 - 2020.12.01: 30,545 - 2020.12.02 - 2021.12.01: 34,712 - 2021.12.02 - 2022.12.01: 28,968 - 2022.12.02 - 2024.06.30: Scheme not in operation - 2024.07.01 - 2025.08.31: 49,730 - 2025.09.01 - 2026.03.31 (to date): 18,654
¶ 06 (iv) Institutions contracted to provide insurance:
¶ 07 - 2017.10.01 - 2018.11.30: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation; Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd. - 2018.12.01 - 2019.11.30: Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd. - 2019.12.01 - 2020.05.30: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation - 2020.05.31 - 2020.12.01: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation - 2020.12.02 - 2021.12.01: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation - 2021.12.02 - 2022.12.01: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation - 2022.12.02 - 2024.06.30: Scheme not in operation - 2024.07.01 - 2025.08.31: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation – General - 2025.09.01 - 2026.08.31: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation – General
¶ 08 (v) The currently operational Suraksha Student Insurance Scheme will conclude on 2027.08.31; however, it is the Government’s position to continue this insurance mechanism in future years so that a larger number of schoolchildren will benefit.
¶ 09 (b) Not applicable.
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